Question

A player of this instrument backed Sophie Tucker’s recording of “After You’ve Gone” while leading his namesake “Molers.” Gunther Schuller’s book Early Jazz praises the high-register solos executed by a player of this instrument from the Jazz Age, Jimmy Harrison. On all early Ellington versions of “East St. Louis Toodle-oo,” this instrument plays an 18-bar solo after Bubber Miley’s opening solo. Miley and a player of this instrument, “Tricky Sam” Nanton, (-5[1])developed Ellington’s “jungle style” in the 1930s. Sy (15[1])Oliver penned “Opus One” for a bandleader who played this instrument as leader of the (*) Clambake Seven in the Swing Era. (-5[1])This was the [emphasize] larger of two instruments to play in a growling style (10[1])with a plunger mute, which is contrasted (10[2])with the comic glissandi played by Dixieland artists. For 10 points, (10[1])Jack Teagarden played what brass instrument, (10[1])also played by the bandleader of “In the Mood,” Glenn Miller? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: trombone [accept slide trombone] (The opening line refers to Miff Mole.)
<Victor Pavao, Other Fine Arts>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%11%22%127.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Saint Peter Andre 300070-5
Ethan StrombeckTeam Name Think DetailRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill7815
Justin WytmarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooQuasicrystal Silence99-5
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubI would prefer not to11310
Chris SimsThe Canadiansremembrance of lost time12010
James OreficeHang et al., Robert Browningwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp12010
Ethan Ashbrook[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?In Search of Things Past13110
Earthflax GeologybuzzerThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness13710
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000Curse you, Periplus the Platypus!14910
Vincent DuQuasicrystal SilenceDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too14910
Matt JacksonThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble14910